Before Tuesday night’s game between the Guardians and Twins, manager Stephen Vogt was asked about Kyle Manzardo’s slump. First, Vogt said Manzardo is having a great season. Then he added that the left-handed hitting Manzardo needed to get back into his legs more with his swing.

Kyle Manzardo opened the ninth inning with a walk-off home run as the Cleveland Guardians snapped a three-game skid with a 2-1 victory over the visiting Minnesota Twins on Tuesday.

When the Cleveland Guardians acquired Kyle Manzardo from Tampa Bay for Aaron Civale in 2023, they envisioned a solid contact hitter with moderate power potential. What they’ve gotten instead is an emerging slugger who’s forcing pitchers to think twice about walking José Ramírez to face him.